Celebrating National Catholic Schools Week, January 28 - February 3, 2007

My Favorite Things about Saint Patrick Catholic School

Essay Finalists

 

Reid, Fourth Grade Student

My Catholic school is the best because the teachers and staff are very nice.  The teachers make games up on special days like Fun Science Friday or Magic Monday just so we can learn.  My Catholic school has great healthy lunches, friendly staff, nice students, and great education.  I would recommend this school to anyone.  This school is a school where laughs, hopes, and dreams happen.  A place where you can say I have achieved something.  A place where you can also say, “I belong here” or “this place feels right.”  When you walk through those doors and when someone greets you-it feels right.  This is why my Catholic school is the greatest.

                                         

Calli, Fifth Grade Student

Saint Patrick Catholic School is an absolutely awesome place.  The staff, faculty, and students are really nice and caring, we have great academics, and you feel like an individual all the time.  Overall this school is GREAT!

At my school everyone is welcoming.  My friend is a new student and she toured the school before she came and she loved it.  Everyone welcomed her.  Sixth and seventh grade students get to help tour new people.  I just love that they let students help out with community service projects.

I also like all the students.  They are all really nice and try to be friends.  The students care about their school.  They help out with younger students and they always lend a helping hand to others.

My favorite thing here is the teachers.  The teachers put fun into all their teaching with hands-on work.  They don’t just stand there and talk about what we should know.  The teachers also know their students.  They know what sort of things you like to do and who your family is.  I like that about them.  It makes me feel more welcome.  I also like my principal, Mr. Hammond.  He knows all the kids and is such a good role model.  He is helpful and knows a lot about Jesus and his stories.  Our teachers and staff are great!

My school makes me grateful.  There is happiness all around Saint Patrick’s.  Everyone cares about you and you just feel special in every which way.  I belong to an awesome school.  I am so lucky!

                                   

Jack,  Seventh Grade Student

My school, Saint Patrick Catholic, is important to me because it’s a place of learning and faith.  As a 7th grader, I have grown a lot in my faith.  Now I’m praying a lot, and I’m no longer grumpy when I go to church.  I have friends that are of other faiths at school, and they tell me about their own beliefs.  At Saint Patrick, I’m not only getting a great education, but I’m also learning skills to prepare me for life, like making good choices and solving tough problems.

Saint Patrick Catholic School is an extraordinary place because the teachers recognize my gifts and help me with my weaknesses.  For example, I’m good in math so I’m in an algebra class.  However, I have trouble keeping track of homework assignments.  Teachers have helped me come up with a plan to help me remember assignments.   Saint Patrick is important because I’m a different person now, and I’ll be ready for high school, college and the life ahead of me.